Melian’s Lament by LadySternchen
Fanwork Notes
I’ve written this lament for the Hungarian Tolkien Society’s 2024/25 Annual Mailing Competition. Requirements were as folllows:
- a lament (or song, but I chose the lament) not more than 20 lines long
- it had to deal with an event mentioned in canon, but with nothing written about it
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Summary:
I’ve written this lament for the Hungarian Tolkien Society’s 2024/25 Annual Mailing Competition. Requirements were as folllows:
- a lament (or song, but I chose the lament) not more than 20 lines long
- it had to deal with an event mentioned in canon, but with nothing written about it
So I’ve written Melian’s lament I imagine she sings after her return to LórienMajor Characters: Melian
Major Relationships:
Genre: Poetry
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Rating: General
Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 282 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
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